Nationality prefixes are prefixed combining forms relating to a country , nationality , ethnicity , or language , or — most often — to more than one of these. These prefixes are not always etymologically related to the current name; for example, Luso- , which forms words having to do with Portugal , Portuguese , or the Portuguese, derives from Latin.
Contemporary countries [ edit ]
Nation
Prefix
Afghanistan
Afghano-
Albania
Albano-
Armenia
Armen- , Armeno-
Australia
Australo-
Austria
Austro-
Azerbaijan
Azero-
Bangladesh
Bangla-
Belarus
Belaruso-
Belgium
Belgo-
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosno-
Bulgaria
Bulgaro-
Cambodia
Khmer- , Khmero-
Canada
Canado-
Chad
Chado-
China
Sino-
Colombia
Colombo-
Congo (any)
Congo-
Croatia
Croato-
Cyprus
Cypro-
Czechia
Czecho-
Denmark
Dano-
Egypt
Egypto- , Ægypto-
Eritrea
Eritreo-
Estonia
Esto-
Ethiopia
Ethio-
Finland
Fenno- , Finno-
France
Franco- , Gallo-
Georgia
Georgio- , Kartvelo- , Karto-
Germany
Germano- , Teuto- , Teutono-
Greece
Graeco- , Greco- , Græco- , Helleno-
Guinea
Guineo-
Hungary
Hungaro- , Magyaro-
India
Indo-
Indonesia
Indonesio-
Iran
Irano- , Perso-
Ireland
Hiberno-
Italy
Italo-
Japan
Japano- , Nippo- , Nihono- , Nippono-
Jordan
Jordano-
Kazakhstan
Kazaco-
Kenya
Kenio-
Korea, South
Koreo-
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzo-
Latvia
Letto-
Lebanon
Lebano-
Libya
Libyco-
Lithuania
Litto-
Malaysia
Malayo- , Malaysio-
Mexico
Mexico-
Mongolia
Mongolo-
Myanmar (Burma)
Burmo-
Nepal
Nepalo-
Netherlands
Batavo-
Nigeria
Nigerio-
North Macedonia
Macedo-
Norway
Norvego-
Oman
Omano-
Pakistan
Pak- , Pako-
Philippines
Fil-
Poland
Polono-
Portugal
Luso- , Lusitano-
Romania
Romano-
Russia
Russo-
Rwanda
Ruando-
Serbia
Serbo-
Slovakia
Slovako-
Slovenia
Sloveno-
Somalia
Somali-
Spain
Hispano-
Sudan
Sudano-
Sweden
Sueco- , Swedo-
Switzerland
Helveto-
Syria
Syro-
Tajikistan
Tajiko-
Tanzania
Tanza-
Thailand
Siamo-
Tunisia
Tuniso-
Turkey
Turco- , Turko-
Turkmenistan
Turkmeno-
Uganda
Ugando-
Ukraine
Ukraino- , Ukro-
United Kingdom
Anglo- , Britanno- , Brit- , Brito-
United States
Americo- , Amero-
Uzbekistan
Uzbeco-
Historical countries, cultural groups, and other areas [ edit ]
Area, Group or former nation
Prefix
Abkhazia
Abkhazo-
Aegean Sea
Aegeo-
Africa
Afro-
Akkad, Akkadia, Akkadian
Akkado-
Almopia
Megleno-
Altmark
Marcho-
Andalusia
Betico-
Arabia
Arabo-
Aragon
Aragono-
Aral Sea
Aralo-
Aram, Arameans
Arameo-
Arcadia
Arcado-
Arctic
Arcto-
Arezzo
Aretino-
Aryans
Aryo-
Assyria
Assyro-
Asturias
Astur-
Balkans
Balkano-
Baltic
Balto-
Basque Country
Basco- , Vasco-
Bastetani
Bastulo-
Bavaria
Bavaro-
Berbers
Berbero-
Canaan
Canaano-
Cantabria, Cantabri
Cantabro-
Carpathia
Carpatho-
Carthage
Punico-
Catalonia
Catalano-
Celts
Celto- , Gaelo- , Cymro-
Chechnya
Checheno-
Christians
Christiano- , Christo-
Chukchi, Chukotka
Chukotko-
Coptic
Copto-
Cornwall
Cornu-
Corsica
Corso-
Crimea
Crimeo-
Dacia
Daco-
Dalmatia
Dalmato-
Dravidia
Dravido-
Elam
Elamo-
Emilia
Emilio-
England
Anglo-
Etruria, Etruscans
Etrusco-
Europe, European Union
Euro-
Gaels
Gaelo-
Galicia
Galaico-
Goths
Gotho-
Hamites
Hamito-
Hattians
Hetto-
Hebrew
Hebra-
Herzegovina
Hercego- , Herzego-
Himalayas
Himalo-
Hittites
Hittito- , Hitto-
Hurrians
Hurro-
Iberia
Ibero-
Illyria, Illyrians
Illyro-
Islam
Islamo-
Istria
Istro-
Judaism
Judaeo- , Judeo- , Judæo-
Kabardians
Kabardino-
Karelia
Karelo-
Korea
Koreo-
Kurdistan
Kurdo-
Latins or (coll.) Latin Americans
Latino-
Lechia, Lechite
Lechito-
Lemko
Lemko-
Liguria
Liguro-
Lusitania
Lusitano-
Macedonia
Macedo-
Manchuria
Manju-
Marche
Marchigiano-
Media
Medo-
Messapii
Messapo-
Moesia
Moeso-
Moravia
Moravo-
Mysia
Myso-
Navarre
Navarro-
Nile
Nilo- , Niloto-
Normandy
Normanno-
Occitania
Occitano-
Oromo
Oromo-
Oscans
Osco-
Otomi
Oto-
Papua
Papuo-
Parthia
Partho-
Phoenicia
Phoenico-
Phrygia
Phrygio-
Pictland, Picts, Scotland
Picto-
Pisa
Pisano-
Provence
Provenço-
Prussia
Prusso-
Rhaetia
Rhaeto- , Rhæto-
Rome or Romani
Romano-
Ruthenia
Rutheno-
Sahara
Saharo-
Sahel
Sahelo-
Sardinia
Sardo-
Sarmatians
Sarmato-
Saxony, Saxons
Saxo-
Scandinavia
Scando-
Scotland
Scoto- , Scotto-
Scythia
Scytho-
Semites
Semito-
Siberia
Sibero-
Sicily
Siculo-
Slavs
Slavo-
South America ( paleontology )
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Soviet Union
Sovieto-
Sparta
Lacono-
Sumer, Sumeria
Sumero-
Swahili
Swahili-
Tagalog
Tagalo-
Tatarstan
Tataro-
Teutons
Teuto- , Teutono-
Thessaly
Thessalo-
Thracia
Thraco-
Tibet
Tibeto-
Tocharans
Tocharo-
Turdetani, Turdetania
Turdetano-
Tuscany
Tosco-
Tyrrhenia
Tyrrheno-
Ugrians
Ugro-
Umbria
Umbro-
Urals
Uralo-
Ute
Uto-
Vivarais
Vivaro-
Wales
Cymro- , Cambro-
Yugoslavia
Yugo-
Topographical features [ edit ]
Topografical feature
Prefix
Mouth of a river
Inver-